Match-box.



H. B. LANE.

MATCH BOX.

, APPLICATION PILED HAY 9, 1903. 920,349. Patented May, 4, 1909.

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HERBERT B. LANE, OF UNlON SPRINGS, ALABAlllA.

MATCH-BOX.

Specification o1" Letters Patent.

Application led 'May 9, 1908.

Patented May 4c, 1909.

Serial. No. 431,908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, HERBERT B. LANE, a citizen el' the United States,residing at Union Springs, in the county ol' Bullock, State of Alabama,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Boxes; and ldo hereby declare the following to be a il'ull, clear, and exactdescription ol' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to match boxes ol' the class wherein provision ismade to deliverl one match at a time from a receiver or magazine, andhas Yl'or one ol its objects to simplify and improve the constructionolI devices ot' this character.

Another object of the invention. is to provide a simply constructeddevice of this character wherein the operating mechanism is concealedand protected.

r'i'ith these and other objects in vieu` the invention consists incertain novel features ol' construction hereafter shown and described gand then. specifically pointed out in the claim, and in the drawingsillustrating` the preferred embodiment oi' the invention, l `igure l. isa longitudinal sectional elevation. Fig. 2 is a transverse section onthe line 2-2 of Fig. l.

The improved device comprises a casing l() closed on all sides and witha transverse partition ll forming the interior into a rela.- tivelylarge compartment l2 and a relatively small compartment lf3. T he largercom- 'partment is a little longer than an ordinary friction match, and aslot 11i is formed in the top ol the casing extending the whole lengthof the larger compartment, and constituting the delivery aperture l'orthe match, as hereafter explained.

Disposed Within the larger compartment l 2 are tvvo reversely inclinedplates 15---16 and constituting the bottom of the match maga- Zine andwith their lower edges spaced apart and extendingl downwardly as at17---18 in parallel relations and forming guides l'or a de-A liverymember 19 which is arranged with its lower edge resting normally uponthe bottom oit' the easing and its upper edge between the guides l7wl8.The upper edge oll the plate 19 is formed with a V shaped longitudinalchannel 2O merging into the upper surfaces olI the plates 15-16, and'forming a movable portion ol the magazine bottom.

Disposed in the bottoni ol' the smaller coinpartrnent 13 is a stepmember 2] and sivinging by a pivot 22 from this step is a bar 23, Whilea lever 24 is pivoted at 25 inte mediate its ends to the upper end oi'the bar.

yhe lever extends at one end into the conipartmcnt 12 through a slot 2ein the partition l1 and at the other end through a slot 27 in the endol' the easing.

rhe inner end ol' the lever 24 is pivoted at 2S to the delivery plate 19and provided at the outer end with a handle 20 outside tho casing.

.fr spring 3l) is connected at 3l to the lever 2141. and at 32 to thestep 2l and exerting its Vl'orce to maintain the outer end ol' the lever25 yieldably in its upper position and the delivery plate ,1.9 in its.vithdraivn position. By this arrz'ingeraent it will be obvious thatwhen the outer or handle end 2) ol' the lever 24; is depressed thedelivery plato 1) will be elevated, the swinging bar 23 preventingl an)ybinding action between the lover and plato. By this simple arrangementit will also be obvious that with a supply oll nzatchcs in. themagazine, one match will always rest in the groove 20, and then when theouter' or handle end ol the lever is depressed, the delivery plate l)will bc elevated through thel mass ol matches and carry thel'iz'irticular match which rests in its groove throughI the remainingmatches and deliver' it through the slot i4, in convenient positionil'or the person requiring it.

',ihe groove 20 will be just large enough to receive one match only,hence one match only will be delivered at each action ol' the lever.

The device is simple in construction, can be inexpensivelymai'iul'aeturcd, and operates e'l'ectually l'or the purposes described.

l-rlliat is claimed, is z# ln a device oit' the class described, aclosed casing having a slot in the top thereof, converging divisionplates within the casing and forming' a Compartment Within said slot, al at one end to said web and at the otheil end delivery plate operati-ngbetween sai-idY divil to said lever. 1G sion plates, a step including` aVertical Web In testimony whereof, I aHiX my signature, arranged Withinsaid. easing., zu Standardv l in presence of two Witnesses.

swinging at one end from said web, a lever HERBERT B. LANE. piyotedintermediate its ends to the other Vitnesses: end of said standard andpvoted at one end G. M. LANE,

to said delivery plate, and a spring connected F. M. SINKHORN.

